it's been a week and a half since that massive storm, sandy, pounded the northeast and a nor'easter then followed right up, dumping snow on an already devastated area. the numbers are still staggering. more than half million people still without power. they are not one bit happy about it, either. in fact, just minutes ago, people got on to the streets and grabbed the mic, and went to this ad hoc briefing on long island and essentially gave officials what we like to call in new york an earful. have a listen. >> this is a crisis of epic proportions. this is a natural disaster. we are here as one community together to send a message. we've had enough. lipa is disgusting. the management of lipa should be fired from top to bottom. and governor cuomo, we have a message for governor cuomo. send the national guard in here today! to turn the power back on! >> so obviously, you can see the frustration and here's why, as well. on top of all of this, gas lines are lasting longer than a work shift for so many people. it's the reality for those trying to just get back to some semblance of day to day l